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Planning & Prep

A beautiful quilt starts long before the first seam. Learn how to choose fabrics, organize your project, plan your layout, and prepare for a smoother, more enjoyable quilting experience.

Work In Progress – Para Para Quilt – Beginnings + Why seams are off sometimes
Planning & Prep | work in progress

Work In Progress – Para Para Quilt – Beginnings + Why seams are off sometimes

Fabrics Pictured Field Suede – Alma – By Alexia Abegg Butterscotch – Spark – Melody Miller Cactus – Add it…

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All About Scrappy Quilts
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All About Scrappy Quilts

  Next Wednesday, I’m releasing my first set of scrappy patterns called Scrappy Pattern Pack.  With that pattern you get…

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Exploring the Many Ways of Binding A Quilt
Binding | Planning & Prep

Exploring the Many Ways of Binding A Quilt

  We all have a method of binding that we like best and that we think is the “best” way. …

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An Interview with Shelly from Havel’s Sewing + My favorite Havel’s products
Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt Along | Notions & Tools | Planning & Prep | product reviews

An Interview with Shelly from Havel’s Sewing + My favorite Havel’s products

  We start the Little Miss Sawtooth quilt along in 8 days!  I hope you are ready! The quilt along…

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A Guide for the Beginner Quilter + Tips from Experienced Quilters
Planning & Prep

A Guide for the Beginner Quilter + Tips from Experienced Quilters

  With the release of my Patchwork + Make class this week I’m on the topic of the beginner quilter. …

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A Scrappy Low Volume Background Guide
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A Scrappy Low Volume Background Guide

  This is a topic that I get asked about on a weekly basis and I thought it was high…

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The Great Big Scrap Discussion – Part 3 – Tips + Patterns
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The Great Big Scrap Discussion – Part 3 – Tips + Patterns

This post is part of a 4-series of posts dedicated to the topic of fabric scraps. Find all the posts…

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The Great BIG Scrap Discussion – Part 2- Cutting + Storing
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The Great BIG Scrap Discussion – Part 2- Cutting + Storing

This post is part of a 4-series of posts dedicated to the topic of fabric scraps. Find all the posts…

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The Great BIG Scrap Discussion – Part 1- What is a fabric scrap?
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The Great BIG Scrap Discussion – Part 1- What is a fabric scrap?

This post is part of a 4-series of posts dedicated to the topic of fabric scraps. Find all the posts…

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A Quilter’s Fabric Stash – Sorting and Storage
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A Quilter’s Fabric Stash – Sorting and Storage

  For some time now I have been researching fabric stashes.  Any why not?  Fabric seems to be one of…

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Loving + Hating a Quilt – Marcelle Medallion – Quilt Reveal
Planning & Prep | Quilt Reveal

Loving + Hating a Quilt – Marcelle Medallion – Quilt Reveal

Today I’m talking about my Marcelle Medallion quilt that I just finally pulled from the dryer.  I’m also talking about…

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Quilters Using Instagram
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Quilters Using Instagram

The Carolina Mingle Quilt (click for pattern) I’ve been wanting to write this post for some time.  I intend on…

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Chapter 4 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now avail Chapter 4 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now available!

This chapter is all about building the border. We'll snowball the corner units, make the border units, and use a simple batch sewing workflow to keep everything moving quickly and efficiently.

It's a shorter chapter, but by the time you're finished, you'll have every border unit ready for quilt assembly. The quilt is really starting to come together!

Read more on the blog:
https://southerncharmquilts.com/2026/07/10/swayful-quilty-class-chapter-4-building-the-border/

Or join us inside Quilty Class:
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Not sure I like these flowers but I do love the pa Not sure I like these flowers but I do love the pairing of straight lines with this one #bookofmanyminiquilts
Big happy sighs 🥰 Big happy sighs 🥰
The first Swayful blocks are coming together. This The first Swayful blocks are coming together. This is always my favorite part of a new quilt. After all the planning, fabric pulling, and organizing, you finally get to watch the woven knot begin to appear.

In Chapter 3 of the Swayful Quilty Class, we build the block together one unit at a time, and I also share a few of my favorite shortcuts for snowball piecing along with the batch sewing workflow I use to keep everything organized as the quilt grows.

It’s amazing how quickly a stack of individual units starts looking like a quilt.

I can’t wait to see everyone’s blocks!
Today is the final day! Meanderandmake.com Today is the final day! Meanderandmake.com
Here’s a few of the kits we are offering for the M Here’s a few of the kits we are offering for the Must Have Fabrics collection. Availability will end after Thursday for these quilt kits. Find them at meanderandmake.com
🌸 Last Call for Must Have Flowers Thursday is the 🌸 Last Call for Must Have Flowers

Thursday is the final day to pre-order Must Have Flowers.

This cheerful collection is full of delicate, hand-drawn florals and all the happy colors that make summer quilts so much fun to sew. I’m using it right now for the larger Swayful quilt inside the Swayful Quilt Class, and I love seeing those flowers come together block by block.

We currently have:

• Fat quarter bundles
• Half yard bundles
• Yardage
• Quilt kits

After Thursday, the kits and yardage will no longer be available. Bundles will remain only while supplies last.

The collection is expected to arrive by the end of July. Find it at https://meanderandmake.com
Chapter 3 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now avail Chapter 3 of the Swayful Quilty Class is now available!

This is where we finally start sewing. In this chapter, we'll build the Swayful block step by step, learn a few ways to speed up snowball piecing, and finish with my favorite batch sewing workflow for keeping every block organized from start to finish.

Read more on the blog:
https://southerncharmquilts.com/2026/07/06/swayful-quilty-class-chapter-3-block-assembly/

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Sunset Serenade is back in stock. https://meandera Sunset Serenade is back in stock. https://meanderandmake.com/fabric/collections/sunset-serenade/
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